"Our dreams provide the most interesting information for those who take the trouble
to understand their symbols."      Carl G. Jung

 

My personal experience with dreams began after the loss of a family member was quickly followed by a diagnosis of potentially life-threatening cancer. When I returned to pastoral ministry after surgery, I soon realized that there was a lot of healing - physically and spiritually - yet to be done. Eventually, I conceded the need for disability leave, and was able to acknowledge my exhaustion and severe depression of body, mind and spirit. That's when the dreams began - vivid, compelling, amazing; a new one almost every night. My very limited energy was spent on researching dreams and their meanings. My dreams drew me forward with messages of hope and promise, often seeming more real than my waking hours. I instinctively knew that my dreams were the most vital - perhaps the only - connection I could feel with the Creative Healing Power I call God. A second episode of cancer complicated my recovery. Traditional medical care, however, along with the healing power of my dreams, finally brought a return to health. As my recovery progressed, I felt more and more drawn to a new expression of my vocation; that of working with others in discerning the messages of their dreams. Further ongoing formal studies have played a vital role in my preparation for that work.. I do it knowing that, in the words of Carl Jung,   "Dreams are an act of grace."